Figure 1.--We are not sure what the group here is, they are clrarly not siblings. They are doing their First Communion, although we are not entirely sure aboyt the boys. The girls are wearing the standard junior wedding dresses. The boys are wearing knicker suits with Norfolk influences. We see the belts, nut not the vertical pleats. This postcard back portait is undated, but looks like the 19190s to us. It has an Artura stamp box which mostly date to the 1910s. The early-20s is possible, but the 1910s most likely, especially with the button-shoes. The huge hair bow is also characteristic of the 1910s.

The three major suit gaments were jacket/ciat, vest, and pants/trousers. Headwear was not normally a partb of the suit. And we see a variery of headwear in the 1910s, but not as much as in the 1900s. Boys wore both hats and caps, but the dominant style by far was the flat cap. They were normally bought separely, but as the colors of boys suits were limited, some do seem to match. Some sailr suits had matching caps, but the sailor suit was begunning to decline in popularity the 1910s. Suit jacker continued to be standard boys' garments in the 1910s and worn for occassions that seem rather strange to us today as suits are nuch less common. We notice different suit jacket styles for boys in the 1910s, but as wide avariety as ws wornce worn. Jacket styles seem much more standardized. Norfolk jackets continued to be popular in the 1910s. Lapel sack suit jackets became standard in the 1910s. We see both single- and double-breasted jackets. They were the dominant jacket styles. Double-breasted jackets seem particularly popular. And there does not seem to be any age conventions. We see quite young boys wearing the double-breasted jackets. Boys on the previos page are good examples. After the 10s, the double-breasted jacets begin to decline in popularity, especially for boys. We see fewer younger boys wearing them and the boys in general. We are not entirely sure why. We no longer see collar buttoning jackets to any extent, a style which had been popular for decades. We see fewer vests in the 1910s, but they were still widely worn. We only see boys wearing vests with suits. We rarely see vests without the suit jackets. And theyb almost always matched the jacket and pants. Knicker pants for suits became increasingly popular in the very late-1900s, largely replacing knee pants. Knickers were dominant in the 1910s, althogh we still see some younger boys wearing knee pants suits. Short pants were not yet very common, but were a natural eolutioin of knee oants that had dominated boys' wear for decades. Most of the suits we see in the 1910s while having varied jacket styles almost always had knicker pants.

Headwear

Headwear was not normally a partb of the suit. And we see a variery of headwear in the 1910s, but not as much as in the 1900s. Boys wore both hats and caps, but the dominant style by far was the flat cap. They were normally bought separely, but as the colors of boys suits were limited, some do seem to match. Some sailr suits had matching caps, but the sailor suit was begunning to decline in popularity the 1910s.

Suit Jackets

Suit jacker continued to be standard boys' garments in the 1910s and worn for occassions that seem rather strange to us today as suits are nuch less common. We notice different suit jacket styles for boys in the 1910s, but as wide avariety as ws wornce worn. Jacket styles seem much more standardized. Norfolk jackets continued to be popular in the 1910s. Lapel sack suit jackets became standard in the 1910s. We see both single- and double-breasted jackets. They were the dominant jacket styles. Double-breasted jackets seem particularly popular. And there does not seem to be any age conventions. We see quite young boys wearing the double-breasted jackets. The boys here have jackets with the Norfolk self belt (figure 1). After the 10s, the double-breasted jacets begin to decline in popularity, especially for boys. We see fewer younger boys wearing them and the boys in general. We are not entirely sure why. We no longer see collar buttoning jackets to any extent, a style which had been popular for decades.

Vests

We see fewer vests in the 1910s, but they were still widely worn. We only see boys wearing vests with suits. We rarely see vests without the suit jackets. And theyb almost always matched the jacket and pants.

Suit Trousers

Knicker pants for suits became increasingly popular in the very late-1900s decade, largely replacing knee pants. We do not know why this change took place ad was so fast and pervasive. Knickers were dominant in the 1910s, basicaklkly iniverrsal, at least in urban areas. Althogh we still see some younger boys wearing knee pants suits. Short pants were not yet very common, but were a natural eolutioin of knee oants that had dominated boys' wear for decades. Most of the suits we see in the 1910s while having varied jacket styles almost always had knicker pants.

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